Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball

Arizona State Sun Devils
women's basketball
Arizona State Sun Devils; women's basketball
	2024–25 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
University	Arizona State University
Head coach	Natasha Adair (3rd season)
Conference	Big 12
Location	Tempe, Arizona
Arena	Desert Financial Arena ; (capacity: 10,754)
Nickname	Sun Devils
Colors	Maroon and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	2007, 2009
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1982, 1983, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2019
NCAA tournament second round
	1982, 1983, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
NCAA tournament appearances
	1982, 1983, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference tournament champions
	2002

The Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represents Arizona State University in women's basketball. The school competes in the Big 12 Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Sun Devils play at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona near the campus.^[2]

Season-by-season record

As of the end of the 2016–17 season, the Sun Devils have a 670–475 all-time record. They have reached the NCAA Tournament 17 times, with 12 of those occurring since 2000. They finished as NWIT runner up in 1981.^[3]

Season	Coach	Record	Conference Record	Postseason Finish
1975–76	Mary Littlewood	6–11	4–9 (10th)	n/a
1976–77	Linda Spradley	7–11	5–8 (t-8th)	n/a
1977–78	Linda Spradley	6–16	3–10 (6th)	n/a
1978–79	Paul Long	13–16	6–7 (t-6th)	n/a
1979–80	Juliene Simpson	12–13	3–9 (5th)	n/a
1980–81	Juliene Simpson	21–11	5–7 (5th)	NWIT Runner-up
1981–82	Juliene Simpson	25–7	8–4 (3rd)	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1982–83	Juliene Simpson	23–7	9–5 (3rd)	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1983–84	Juliene Simpson	17–11	6–8 (5th)	n/a
1984–85	Juliene Simpson	11–16	3–11 (6th)	n/a
1985–86	Juliene Simpson	15–10	4–4 (2nd)	n/a
1986–87	Juliene Simpson	10–17	4–14 (8th)	n/a
1987–88	Maura McHugh	11–17	5–13 (t-8th)	n/a
1988–89	Maura McHugh	9–19	3–15 (10th)	n/a
1989–90	Maura McHugh	13–15	5–13 (t-8th)	n/a
1990–91	Maura McHugh	14–14	5–13 (9th)	n/a
1991–92	Maura McHugh	20–9	11–7 (5th)	NCAA First Round
1992–93	Maura McHugh	17–10	10–8 (t-4th)	n/a
1993–94	Jacqueline Hullah	4–22	2–16 (t-9th)	n/a
1994–95	Jacqueline Hullah	8–19	2–16 (10th)	n/a
1995–96	Jacqueline Hullah	8–19	4–14 (9th)	n/a
1996–97	Charli Turner Thorne	9–19	3–15 (9th)	n/a
1997–98	Charli Turner Thorne	10–17	6–12 (t-7th)	n/a
1998–99	Charli Turner Thorne	12–15	6–12 (t-6th)	n/a
1999-00	Charli Turner Thorne	14–15	7–11 (7th)	WNIT First Round
2000–01	Charli Turner Thorne	20–11	12–6 (t-1st)	NCAA First Round
2001–02	Charli Turner Thorne	25–9	12–6 (t-2nd)	NCAA Second Round
2002–03	Charli Turner Thorne	16–14	7–11 (8th)	WNIT Second Round
2003–04	Charli Turner Thorne	17–12	11–7 (t-3rd)	WNIT First Round
2004–05	Charli Turner Thorne	24–10	12–6 (t-2nd)	NCAA Sweet 16
2005–06	Charli Turner Thorne	25–7	14–4 (2nd)	NCAA Second Round
2006–07	Charli Turner Thorne	31–5	16–2 (2nd)	NCAA Elite Eight
2007–08	Charli Turner Thorne	22–11	14–4 (3rd)	NCAA Second Round
2008–09	Charli Turner Thorne	26–9	15–3 (t-2nd)	NCAA Elite Eight
2009–10	Charli Turner Thorne	18–14	9–9 (5th)	WNIT Second Round
2010–11	Charli Turner Thorne	20–11	11–7 (3rd)	NCAA First Round
2011–12	Joseph Anders (interim)	20–12	10–8 (4th)	WNIT First Round
2012–13	Charli Turner Thorne	13–18	5–13 (9th)	n/a
2013–14	Charli Turner Thorne	23–10	11–7 (t-4th)	NCAA Second Round
2014–15	Charli Turner Thorne	29–6	15–3 (2nd)	NCAA Sweet 16
2015–16	Charli Turner Thorne	26–7	16–2 (t-1st)	NCAA Second Round
2016–17	Charli Turner Thorne	20-13	9-9 (5th)	NCAA Second Round
2017–18	Charli Turner Thorne	22–13	10–8 (6th)	NCAA Second Round
2018–19	Charli Turner Thorne	22–11	10–7 (5th)	NCAA Sweet 16
2019–20	Charli Turner Thorne	20–11	10–8 (6th)	NCAA First round
2020–21	Charli Turner Thorne	12–12	6–9 (9th)	NWIT First Round
2021–22	Charli Turner Thorne	12–14	4–9 (9th)	n/a
2022–23	Natasha Adair	8–20	1–17 (12th)	n/a
2023–24	Natasha Adair	11–20	3–15 (11th)	n/a

Postseason Appearances

NCAA Division I Tournament Results

The Sun Devils have been in 17 NCAA Tournaments. Their record is 21–17.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	#4	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Georgia #1 Louisiana Tech	W 97–77 L 54–92
1983	#4	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Utah #1 USC	W 78–64 L 59–96
1992	#6	First Round	#11 DePaul	L 65–67
2001	#11	First Round	#6 LSU	L 66–83
2002	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Wisconsin #1 Vanderbilt	W 73–70 L 35–61
2005	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Eastern Kentucky #4 Notre Dame #1 North Carolina	W 87–65 W 70–61 L 72–79
2006	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 Stephen F. Austin #5 Utah	W 80−61 L 65–86
2007	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 UC Riverside #6 Louisville #7 Bowling Green #4 Rutgers	W 57–50 W 67–58 W 67–49 L 45–64
2008	#6	First Round	#11 Temple #3 Duke	W 61–54 L 59–67
2009	#6	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#11 Georgia #3 Florida State #2 Texas A&M #1 Connecticut	W 58–47 W 63–58 W 84–69 L 64–83
2011	#7	First Round	#10 Temple	L 45–63
2014	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Vanderbilt #1 Notre Dame	W 69–61 L 67–84
2015	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#14 Ohio #11 Arkansas-Little Rock #2 Florida State	W 74–55 W 57–54 L 65–66
2016	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 New Mexico State #7 Tennessee	W 74−52 L 64–75
2017	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Michigan State #1 South Carolina	W 73–61 L 68–71
2018	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Nebraska #2 Texas	W 73–62 L 65–85
2019	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 UCF #4 Miami #1 Mississippi State	W 60–45 W 57−55 L 53−76

WNIT Appearances

The Sun Devils have been in 6 WNIT Tournaments. Their record is 3-7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2000	First Round	Colorado State	L 54-66
2003	First Round Second Round	Hawaii Baylor	W 57-44 L 62-85
2004	First Round	UNLV	L 47-50
2010	First Round Second Round	New Mexico State BYU	W 84-61 L 53-61
2012	First Round	Pacific	L 62–77
2021	First Round	Rice	L 48-36
2021	Consolation Bracket	Missouri	W 50-39
2021	Consolation Bracket	Houston	L 50-48

Notable players

Honored jerseys

Note: the numbers are not retired, and still in use.

No.	Player	Years active
Arizona State Sun Devils honored jerseys
20	Briann January	2005–2009
21	Ryneldi Becenti	1991–1993
32	Kym Hampton	1980–1984

WNBA Players

Briann January, Connecticut Sun

WNBL

Joy Burke, Bendigo Spirit

References

^ "Sun Devil Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^ "TheSunDevils.com - Arizona State University Athletics". www.thesundevils.com.
^ "TheSunDevils.com - Arizona State University Athletics" (PDF). www.thesundevils.com.

External links

Official website

[1] "Sun Devil Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2022.

[2] "TheSunDevils.com - Arizona State University Athletics". www.thesundevils.com.

[3] "TheSunDevils.com - Arizona State University Athletics" (PDF). www.thesundevils.com.

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v t e Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
Venues	Desert Financial Arena (1975–present)
Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Big 12 Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Arizona Wildcats Arizona State Sun Devils Baylor Bears BYU Cougars Cincinnati Bearcats Colorado Buffaloes Houston Cougars Iowa State Cyclones Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats Oklahoma State Cowgirls TCU Horned Frogs Texas Tech Lady Raiders UCF Knights Utah Utes West Virginia Mountaineers
Championships & awards	Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Conference challenges	Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge (2013–2023) Coast-to-Coast Challenge (2021–2022)
Seasons	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25